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  1. Mike N

    First Purchase From Pipes2Smoke

    I make an effort to patronize the sponsors of this website. This was my first pipe purchased from Pipes2Smoke in Canada. The service was excellent, and the delivery was prompt. Maxim picked up any tariffs. This is a Kolyo Demirev 2-knuckle bamboo billiard which came with an artisan leather bag...
  2. Mike N

    Smoking Jacket, Anyone?

    This is the kind of ad that pops up on your Instagram feed when you follow too many artisan pipe makers 😑
  3. Mike N

    Big Pipe Meet-Up This Saturday 9/27/25 Near Wheeling, WV

    At My Best Cigar Life in Moundsville 4-9pm. A Laudisi rep will be present with a large number of HU and C&D tins. YouTuber Beans316 will be one of the hosts. It’s been a great quarterly event, located only 67 miles from Pittsburgh; 2-1/2 hours from Columbus and under 3 hours from Cleveland, it’s...
  4. Mike N

    My 1,000th Post: Thank You All

    If someone told me 5 years ago that I would spend my morning pipe smoke and coffee reading a pipe forum before I read the Wall Street Journal, I would have told them they were nuts. I don’t have a Facebook page and never posted on Twitter. But a buddy got me watching pipe videos on YouTube...
  5. Mike N

    Chacom Booth at Trade Fair in Germany

    Here are a few photos the French pipe maker Chacom posted on Instagram today of its booth at InterTabac show in Dortmund, Germany, the world's largest trade fair dedicated to tobacco products and accessories for smokers. I’m glad to see the company is going strong.
  6. Mike N

    Neat Way To Hold Your Pipe While Driving

    I picked this molded pipe & lighter rack up at the Columbus show. If fits right into your cup holder.
  7. Mike N

    Per Jensen’s Upcoming Blends at C&D

    Interesting interview this week on Brian Levine’s radio show with Per Jensen, who now blends with Jeremy Reeves at C&D. Per said the most pleasant surprise was how pure and uncased C&D leaves its blends compared to Mac Baren’s, and the superior quality of the tobacco C&D sources. Can’t wait to...
  8. Mike N

    STG Announces 2d Quarter Results

    https://ml-eu.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/59027452-1502-4f39-a519-8ca5f3386da4 ”The reported net sales were enhanced by the addition of the Mac Baren business…”
  9. Mike N

    $800 De Minimis Import Tax Exemption Set To End Friday

    in the past, US buyers of pipes and other goods from retailers in Europe, China and other foreign countries paid no import tariffs if the value was less than $800 pursuant to what is known as the de minimis exception. There was little or no paperwork to complete. That is about to change on...
  10. Mike N

    How Has Your Ring Blast Briar Colored?

    This is a ring blast Carminette pipe by Andrew Sheehan I purchased in Chicago in April 2024. After about 25 smokes, it has colored nicely. Please post your ring blast pipes that have taken on a different look over time.
  11. Mike N

    Number Of Traditional Pipe Smokers In US, Canada and Europe

    Recently on YouTube, a Canadian vlogger (Brian of Pipe_Currency) living in Europe questioned an estimate by another YouTuber that there were only 400 traditional pipe smokers in Canada. So, I did an AI search and found these numbers, for what they’re worth: 1.) Citing a CDC study, this came...
  12. Mike N

    Gawith & Hoggarth Acquires A Famous Brick and Mortar As Its Flagship Shop

    From Instagram: Gawith Hoggarth & Co are excited to share that Airey’s of Kendal is now officially part of the Gawith group. This move helps ensure the store continues to thrive right here in the local community—while becoming a flagship location for our brand.
  13. Mike N

    Best $25 Or Under Real Leather 2-Pipe Cases?

    I have to nominate these $24 leather cases from SmokingPipes.com. I first saw them on their table at the Columbus Pipe Show and was stunned by the quality at that price.
  14. Mike N

    Joe Skoda Pipes

    I was lucky to have my table next to Joe Skoda at Columbus this weekend. I could not resist picking up one of his pipes. Not one of his “saucers,” but a beauty nonetheless. Note the Skoda signature two gold dot inlay on the stem. Please post any others by this great American pipe artisan.
  15. Mike N

    SmokingPipes.com Annual Exposition Of Pipe Makers

    This year that theme was past pipe making legends. link: https://www.smokingpipes.com/global-expo-2025.cfm?utm_source=pipesmagazine&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=SPC_GlobalPipeMakingExpo&utm_content=300x600
  16. Mike N

    “The Rake” On YouTube: Recent Tour Of The Dunhill White Spot Factory in London

    Very cool video by a well-known London YouTube blogger. Interesting info on the quality briar Dunhill uses, etc. Factory manager says Dunhill demand is growing exponentially and they can’t keep up due to growth in younger pipe smokers…and how the Prince and Lovat shapes got their names.
  17. Mike N

    Not Looking Likely That Seattle Pipe Club Will Be Back On The Market?

    At the entrance to the Chicago Show this year there was a large poster announcing that Seattle Pipe Club blends would be reintroduced despite STG’s closing of Sutliff in Richmond. I sincerely hope I am wrong, but a knowledgeable industry source told me this weekend that C&D will not be making...
  18. Mike N

    Unbelievable Vintage Tobacco Available Cheap At Columbus Show

    I posted about this on the pipe show thread but thought I would add a blurb here on the tobacco thread, as well. At the NASPC Columbus Show this weekend there were hundreds of tins of vintage tobacco available, and, as an example, I was able to pick up 3 McClelland 100g tins for only $250 total...
  19. Mike N

    New YouTube Video on The Briary Pipe Shop In Birmingham

    Great interview with their tobacconist about two new blends and a tour of this iconic shop.
  20. Mike N

    Excellent Article on William Serad: A Pipe Tobacco Wizard

    Here is a link to an excellent 2022 article on SP.com by Chuck Stanion on William Serad, who was an early blend contributor to Cornell & Diehl. It's a good read...
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